Once again, thank you for you lovely comments. My purple and cream fabric arrived today from Fabric Inspirations and it's exactly the purple I wanted it do be (more by accident then design given monitor fluctuations) and the cream is yummy as well. Full eye-bleed alert will be needed according to my friend! I ordered some quilting needles and hand quilting thread so I'm nearly all set. I won't even think about how much I have spent in the last week, certainly not going to 'fess up anytime soon. But, at least it is stuff that is stashable when I have finished.